Overheard Optometry 14 Ridiculously Funny Things That Kids Actually Said at the Eye Doctor’s Office “Are you allergic to anything?” “Poison.” Published 3 years ago on August 14, 2018 By Elvira Derhovsepian Share Tweet As a child, going to any kind of doctor’s office is nerve-wrecking. You notice the latex gloves, red-capped eye drops, alcohol wipes and different metal tools, not to mention the smell of “exam room” everywhere you walk in the office. So it’s no wonder that kids arrive to their eye exam appointments filled with mixed emotions. Some are curious, filled with questions for which doctors have no way to prepare ahead of time. Others react with horror to any sight of drops or gadgets. Some child patients even come to the office with words of wisdom for adults to live by. Read below for 14 of our favorite stories of children at the eye doctor’s office, submitted by ECPs from all over. One thing’s for sure: Children are funny, curious and charming no matter where they live, or which doctor’s office they visit. When the optometrist is no longer a doctor in this innocent child’s eyes, but a blatant traitor. ?Cardiff, Wales, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #cycloplegia #cycloplegicrefraction #pediatrics #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinwales A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Aug 6, 2018 at 8:59am PDT I mean, she’s not lying … ?Houston, Texas, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #poison #kidssaythedarndestthings #allergies #optometryintexas A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jul 17, 2018 at 6:00am PDT Advertisement Why haven’t we thought about this before? ?Virginia, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #tears #optometryinvirginia A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 26, 2018 at 5:58pm PDT Asking for a friend. ?Wales, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #eyepatch #eyeeyecaptain #optometryinwales A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 26, 2018 at 7:05am PDT At least he’s too young to reveal this on Yelp. ?Sydney, Australia ?? • #overheardoptometry #cycloplegia #kidssaythedarndestthings #dilationdrops #optometryinaustralia A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 12, 2018 at 6:26pm PDT Advertisement How could Mom forget? ?Minnesota, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinminnesota A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 10, 2018 at 6:20pm PDT Think twice before you call your patient … err, patient’s eyes … lazy. ?Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ?? • #overheardoptometry #lazyeye #amblyopia #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinaustralia A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 7, 2018 at 7:49am PDT He comes prepared. ?Dunedin, New Zealand ?? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #sungazing #optometryinnewzealand A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 6, 2018 at 6:18pm PDT Advertisement Dreams are broken at the optometrist’s office. ?Newbury, England, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #badsight #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinengland A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 16, 2018 at 2:10pm PDT Creative jargon. ?Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #pupils #pukeholes #optometryinindiana A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 8, 2018 at 5:45pm PDT I think this gets covered during second year of optometry school … right? Kent, England, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #space #optometryinengland A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 21, 2018 at 2:25pm PDT Advertisement At least his sinuses are working! ?Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #covertest #delicious #optometryinnewhampshire A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 7, 2018 at 7:40am PST When life’s answers are revealed in the exam room. ?Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ?? • #overheardoptometry #stereopsis #3dglasses #3d #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinaustralia A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 12, 2018 at 10:09am PST When you decide there should be an age limit on when to show retinal photos to yourpatients … ?St. Augustine, Florida, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #optomap #optos #retinalphotography #bloodvessels #kidssaythedarndestthings #staugustine #florida #optometryinflorida A post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jan 12, 2018 at 7:32am PST Related Topics:Elvira DerhovsepianOverheard Optometry click to Comment(Comment) Up Next 11 of the Weirdest Things that Eye Doctors Heard from Patients Don't Miss 34 More Sad-But-True Things Patients Actually Said to Their Eye Doctors Advertisement SPONSORED VIDEO SPONSORED BY ESSILOR Ray-Ban® Authentic Introducing the perfect match of Ray-Ban's legendary style and Essilor's Expertise in sight. 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